Usain Bolt triumphs in 200m, Carmelita Jeter in 100September 13th, 2009 THESSALONIKI - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt ended his season with victory in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece. Meanwhile American Carmelita Jeter ran the fastest women's 100m for 11 years and the fifth fastest ever Sunday when she clocked 10.67 seconds to beat world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica.
Bolt steals show even though Richards, Isinbayeva, Bekele split $1M Golden League jackpotSeptember 4th, 2009 Bolt's 200 steals show from Golden League winnersBRUSSELS — Under black clouds on a damp day, Usain Bolt was brilliant as ever. Once again, it was as if he were racing alone.
Usain Bolt may aim for 4 golds at 2012 London Games after 3 in Beijing; coach will decideSeptember 2nd, 2009 Bolt may go for 4 golds at 2012 London OlympicsBRUSSELS — Usain Bolt may go for four gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the world's fastest man won't be making the decision whether to attempt the feat achieved by Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis.
Dawn Harper wins 100m hurdles in Zagreb; Americans Darvis Patton, Mike Rodgers go 1-2 in 100September 1st, 2009 Dawn Harper wins 100m hurdles in ZagrebZAGREB, Croatia, — Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday while Americans Darvis Patton and Mike Rodgers went 1-2 in the men's 100. Harper finished in 12.67 seconds after failing to medal at the world championships in Berlin a week ago.
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt says he wants to try long jump some dayAugust 27th, 2009 Bolt says he wants to try long jumpZURICH — It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day.
Brittney Reese of the United States wins women's long jump at world championshipsAugust 23rd, 2009 Reese wins women's long jump at worldsBERLIN — Brittney Reese of the United States won the women's long jump at the world championships Sunday, beating defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia. Trailing after two rounds, the 22-year-old Reese came up with a huge jump of 7.10 meters on her third attempt to claim her first world title.
Yaroslav Rybakov of Russia wins the men's high jump at world championshipsAugust 21st, 2009 Rybakov wins men's high jump at worldsBERLIN — Yaroslav Rybakov of Russia has won the men's high jump at the world championships. The bronze medalist at the Beijing Olympics cleared 7 feet, 7¼ inches Friday for his first world title.
Bolt wins another gold, another world recordAugust 21st, 2009 BERLIN - Usain Bolt's hunger for world records continued at the world championships Thursday when he won the 200m title in a staggering 19.19 seconds. The Jamaican star bettered the mark of 19.30 he set in the Olympic final in Beijing Aug 20, 2008, towering high above the rest of the field with the biggest winning margin ever over the distance.
Bolt strolls through 200m; Friedrich and Vlasic set for duelAugust 18th, 2009 BERLIN - Usain Bolt shook off some early-morning cobwebs as he strolled into the second of the 200 metres at the world championships Tuesday. The Jamaican superstar won his heat in 20.70 seconds and disappeared swiftly afterwards, mumbling only "it is alright" as he set his sight on the second round set for the evening.
American Jeremy Wariner aims to defend 400-meter title at world championships in BerlinAugust 17th, 2009 Jeremy Wariner ready to defend 400 title at worldsBERLIN — Jeremy Wariner of the U.S. said he is ready to improve on his silver medal performance at the Beijing Olympics and again defend his 400-meter title at the world championships.
Van Zyl, Demus set 2009 world-best times at Herculis track meetJuly 29th, 2009 Van Zyl, Demus set leading times at HerculisMONACO — L.J. van Zyl of South Africa and Lashinda Demus of the United States both set this year's world-best times in the 400-meter hurdles at the Herculis Super Grand Prix on Tuesday.
Olympic champions Guo and Wu defend world title in 3-meter synchronized divingJuly 24th, 2009 Guo and Wu defend 3-meter synchro title at worldsROME — Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia have won the gold medal in women's 3-meter synchronized diving to defend their title at the world championships. Also the Olympic champions, Guo and Wu earned 348 points over five dives Friday.
Isinbayeva leads jackpot quartet at Golden LeagueJuly 18th, 2009 PARIS - Yelena Isinbayeva required just one jump Friday to move within two victories of a $1 million Golden League jackpot along with three other contenders. The Russian world and Olympic champion decided to call it a day after one pole vault of 4.65 metres gave her victory on a cool and rainy evening.
Bolt runs personal best in rain at Golden LeagueJuly 18th, 2009 PARIS - Jamaican Usain Bolt flew to a personal season best 9.79 seconds over 100 metres in the rain at the final Golden League series stop ahead of the world championships. The three-time Olympic champion and world record holder Bolt Friday moved ahead at the halfway mark of the race as he improved his previous 2009 time of 9.88 seconds by nine hundredth in the Stade de France.
Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot raceJuly 4th, 2009 OSLO - Sanya Richards of the United States lowered her 2009 world best over 400 metres at the Bislett Games as she remained in the hunt for athletics' Golden League $1-million jackpot. Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele are also among six from an original 10 athletes in the race for the jackpot which goes to athletes who win their event at all six stops of the elite series.
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